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<body><h1 id="documentation">Documentation</h1>
<h2 id="quick-start-guide">Quick Start Guide</h2>
<p>Start using the Spark Notebook in less than 5 minutes? Take these steps:</p>
<h3 id="requirements">Requirements:</h3>
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<li>Make sure you are running at least Java 7</li>
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<h3 id="steps">Steps</h3>
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<li>Go to <a href="http://spark-notebook.io/">spark-notebook.io</a>
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<li>Choose your release, spark version and additional packages according to your specific needs
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<li>Read more on: <a href="using_releases.html">Using Releases</a></li>
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<li>If trying Spark for the first time, pick the latest release</li>
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<li>Download one of the packaged builds (TGZ or ZIP)</li>
<li>Extract the file somewhere convenient</li>
<li>Open a terminal/command window</li>
<li>Change to the root directory of the expanded distribution</li>
<li>Execute the command <code>bin/spark-notebook</code> (*NIX) or <code>bin\spark-notebook</code> (Windows)</li>
<li>Open your browser to <a href="http://localhost:9001">localhost:9001</a></li>
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<p>This procedure will launch a Notebook Server with the default configuration. If all went well, you will see the Notebook browser home page:</p>
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<p class="caption">Notebook browser home page</p>
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<h3 id="where-to-go-from-here-todo-review-for-consistency">Where to go from here? [TODO: Review for consistency]</h3>
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<li><a href="exploring_notebook.html">Get familiar with the Spark Notebook</a></li>
<li><a href="community.html">Interact with the community</a></li>
<li><a href="notebook_browser.html">Deep dive of the Spark Notebook</a></li>
<li>Check out the Visualization capabilities</li>
<li>Connect to a cluster</li>
<li>Advanced topics
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<li><a href="build_from_source.html">Building from Sources</a></li>
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<h3 id="next-exploring-the-notebook">Next: <a href="">Exploring the Notebook</a></h3>
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